LAUNCH — Ship your product to Indie Hackers from the terminal

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Install

npx launch-ih
# or
npm install -g launch-ih

Quick Start

launch login   → Log into Indie Hackers and save session
launch new     → Create a new product launch session
launch draft   → Generate or edit a post draft
launch preview → Dry-run preview in browser
launch publish → Submit the approved draft

Full Command Reference

All commands support --json (global flag) for JSON output mode.

launch login

Log into Indie Hackers and save session.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --yes | Skip interactive prompts |

launch new

Create a new product launch session.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --yes | Skip confirmation prompts | | --name <name> | Product name | | --tagline <tagline> | Product tagline | | --problem <problem> | Problem it solves | | --features <features> | Comma-separated features | | --link <url> | Product URL | | --audience <audience> | Target audience | | --stage <stage> | pre-launch, just-launched, or growing | | --resume | Resume existing drafting session |

launch draft

Generate or edit a post draft.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --yes | Skip editor prompt | | --session <id> | Session ID |

launch preview

Dry-run preview: fill Indie Hackers form and take a screenshot. Never submits.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --yes | Skip prompts | | --session <id> | Session ID | | --headful | Run browser in visible mode |

launch publish

Submit the approved draft to Indie Hackers.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --yes | Skip confirmation | | --session <id> | Session ID | | --headful | Run browser in visible mode |

launch history

View past launch sessions.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --limit <n> | Max results (0 = all, default 10) |

launch status

Show current session state and next steps.

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --session <id> | Session ID |

How It Works

Three key components:

• Orchestrator-driven AI drafting — Post drafts are generated by an AI orchestrator (not a paid API). Templates and structured prompts produce Indie Hackers–style posts without API costs.
• Playwright browser automation — Preview and publish commands use Playwright to fill Indie Hackers forms, take screenshots, and submit posts. All browser actions are safe — preview never submits.
• Session persistence — Product info and post drafts are saved as JSON session files. Resume mid-flow with --resume or --session.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• Chrome/Chromium (installed via npx playwright install)
• An Indie Hackers account

Links

• Indie Hackers
• CLI Vision

License

MIT